I’ll forgive you for have never before contemplated what my job entails, but a fair bit of it is me doing spot checks on a long list of retailers and brand websites around the internet, noting new arrivals, pre-orders, lookbook debuts and any otherwise unannounced developments that might be of interest to to the handbag-loving public. Usually things happen on a fairly predictable schedule because fashion is so beholden to its traditional delivery structure, but sometimes we find a surprise, which is what happened today: Chanel‘s Pre-Collection Fall 2018 lookbook dropped several weeks early, and we have all the never-before-seen bags for you.
Not all brands do pre-collections, and most of the ones that do don’t present them as entirely distinct in the way that Chanel does. This one is the line that happens between pre-fall (which Chanel calls Metiers d’Art) and fall, and these bags have arrived to fill the gap until the runway collection hits stores in six weeks.
At least when it comes to Chanel, pre-collection bags are great for people who prefer consumer-friendly bags instead of the edgier and more collectable bags of the main collection. That means plenty of simple shoulder bags in neutral colors, plus the Chanel signatures we all know and love. Check out photos of them all, plus prices, below. These bags will arrive in US boutiques at the beginning of August.
Chanel Alligator Flap Bag
Price On Request
Chanel Backpack
$4,500
Chanel Backpack
$5,000
Chanel Backpack
$5,600
Chanel Backpack
$4,200
Chanel Backpack
$4,500
Chanel Bowling Bag
$5,200
Chanel Boy Bag
$5,200
Chanel Boy Bag
$7,200
Chanel Boy Bag with Top Handle
$7,000
Chanel Boy Bag with Top Handle
$8,700
Chanel Boy Bag with Top Handle
$6,400
Chanel Camera Case
$3,700
Chanel Camera Case
$4,000
Chanel Camera Case
$4,800
Chanel Camera Case
$3,800
Chanel Camera Case
$3,300
Chanel Camera Case
$4,500
Chanel Camera Case
$4,800
Chanel Classic Flap Bag
$5,300
Chanel Classic Flap Bag
$10,200
Chanel Clutch
$5,000
Chanel Clutch
$2,700
Chanel Drawstring Bag
$4,300
Chanel Drawstring Bag
$4,000
Chanel Flap Bag
$3,400
Chanel Flap Bag
$4,400
Chanel Flap Bag
$5,100
Chanel Flap Bag
$3,400
Chanel Flap Bag
$4,000
Chanel Flap Bag
$5,300
Chanel Flap Bag
$5,600
Chanel Flap Bag
$4,000
Chanel Flap Bag
$4,700
Chanel Flap Bag
$3,700
Chanel Flap Bag
$1,200
Chanel Flap Bag
$3,200
Chanel Flap Bag
$4,400
Chanel Flap Bag
$4,800
Chanel Flap Bag
$4,000
Chanel Flap Bag
$6,500
Chanel Flap Bag
$4,600
Chanel Gabrielle Hobo
$4,500
Chanel Gabrielle Hobo
$4,500
Chanel Gabrielle Hobo
$4,500
Chanel Gabrielle Purse
$4,100
Chanel Gabrielle Small Backpack
$3,600
Chanel Gabrielle Small Backpack
$3,600
Chanel Gabrielle Small Hobo
$3,900
Chanel Gabrielle Small Hobo
$3,900
Chanel Hobo
$4,400
Chanel Hobo
$4,000
Chanel Large Classic Flap Bag
$5,900
Chanel Large Flap Bag with Top Handle
$7,000
Chanel Large Shopping Bag
$5,000
Chanel Large Shopping Bag
$5,600
Chanel Large Shopping Bag
$4,400
Chanel Large Shopping Bag
$4,600
Chanel Large Shopping Bag
$5,000
Chanel Minaudiere
$5,300
Chanel Mini Flap Bag
$3,600
Chanel Mini Flap Bag
$3,100
Chanel Mini Flap Bag
$9,200
Chanel Mini Flap Bag
$3,100
Chanel Mini Flap Bag
$3,300
Chanel Mini Flap Bag
$6,000
Chanel Small Boy Bag
$4,700
Chanel Small Classic Flap Bag
$4,700
Chanel Small Flap Bag with Top Handle
$5,600
Chanel Small Shopping Bag
$5,100
Chanel Vanity Case
$5,200
Chanel Vanity Case
$5,000
Chanel Vanity Case
$4,700
Chanel Waist Bag
$5,000
Chanel Waist Bag
$3,100
Chanel Waist Bag
$3,400
